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• A Quarter of Time…

  

  …and an empty bookEver since January 1st there has been a big block on my year planner labelled ‘sabbatical’. After seven years, some of them the most... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Up up up

  

  The ascension in three movie momentsYesterday morning, on my last  service in my church for three months, I reached  the end of a short post-Easter preaching... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Dutch Courage

  

  A tale of thin ice Years ago, when I was a new young trainee Baptist Minister, I was told the tale of Dirk Willems, an Anabaptist believer in Holland in the... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Looking Over…

  

  …seeing nothingA few years ago, on holiday in the far North of the Cotentin Peninsula in France, the rain was hammering down and it was definitely not a day... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Please Do What It Says on the Tin

  

  Excellence in managing…I trained as a minister, but now I find myself a manager. Aware of the gap in my skills, I attended a seminar yesterday which promised... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The #richard100 Ride

  How a summer of sport and sadness got me on my bikeWith thanks to all those who have helped me already.You can join them in helping the Princess Alice Hospice... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why I Joined Audioboo

  

  All about the voiceThree weeks ago, I was on holiday deep in the countryside when my mobile had a brief moment of connectivity, and delivered an email to me fro... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 360 Church Goes Live

  The Google ExperienceAfter a visit to the church by local 360 photographer Marcus Hamilton, our Google 360 tour has just gone live. This is the work of a... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Whales, Teenagers and Changing the World

  No time for cliches Like most such witticisms, the following phrase is funny precisely because it has a grain of truth: Change the world before you are 17,... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Woven Together

  

  The story of a cycle jerseyAlmost two months ago, I signed up to cycle in the Nightrider 100km challenge in aid of the wonderful Princess Alice Hospice. Trainin... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Church 360

  

  Something missingA couple of days ago registered Google photographer Marcus Hamilton paid a visit to the church where I work. The aim of his visit was to produc... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• In Memoriam (not That One)

  

  A sad loss The following was passed onto me many years ago by a man who had read it in his staff journal at the bank where he worked. Today, when mourning is... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Barbie at the Wheel

  

  The stupidity of sexismThis morning as I drove to work listening to the radio I had one of those ‘serendipitous juxtapositions’ which bring things into sharp... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Gnome- Grown Advert

  When kitsch is smartRegular readers of this blog will know that I am a sucker for an eye-catching advert. Over the years IKEA as a brand have become associated... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• An Origami Sermon

  

  Low tech visual aidA little later this morning, I shall be preaching on Christ’s ‘commissioning’ of the disciples in John 20, and in particular his ‘private... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Every Letter Counts

  

  Price, value and cost when life is preciousYesterday morning I went to a local shop to get a price for a memorial plaque.  When the time comes, the plaque will... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How Many on One Bike?

  

  A proposalI don’t suppose many people reading this blog will instantly recall the name of Alex Tew. In 2005 Alex, a student in Wiltshire, was seeking to raise... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Winsome Anger

  

  Arresting communication Yesterday morning I was walking along the seafront on Swanage, when I came across the old Pierhead building – built by... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Latest from the Gossip Hall

  

  The good, the bad and the quirky in the TwittersphereMany years ago now, I was speaking at a conference in the Indian city of Guwahati, in the state of Assam. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Prayer of Sorts

  Going GagaLast night my attention was drawn to this by a Youth Worker living in Germany, Rachel Blom. In her post,(well worth a read) Rachel asks whether the... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY